On the Record: 'Serious Laughs' kicks off 4 Seasons of Hudson Valley Festival

6:46 PM,
Apr. 3, 2013

Written by

John W. Barry
Poughkeepsie Journal

The Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie is throwing a monster of a party in Kingston, where it runs the Broadway Theater at Ulster Performing Arts Center. Laughter is set to play a major role in the inaugural, six-week Serious Laughs: Art/Politics/Humor comedy festival, which is kicking off the 4 Seasons of the Hudson Valley Festival, the Bardavon's celebration of arts and culture in our region.

Comedian Kathy Griffin will bring her, um, unique brand of humor to UPAC on April 21 and Lewis Black, who also has his own way of making people laugh, will be at ...